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I noticed a lot of mistakes in my first tab for this song so
I thought I'd give it another go.
I listed all the chords fingerings I use at the bottom of the
page; I use (alt) and (high) to indicate when I play the chord in
a different position (Once again, see the bottom of the page).
Fantastic Song, have fun playing it!
Notation:
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Song:
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DmFA#m
Mermaid sits on a Siwash Rock in the harbor
C
Watching the children play
DmF
And every day, sun or rain,
A#mC
Old Man kneels to the earth to pray
Dm
For the rain and stars
F
And the cars at the heart
A#mC
The dark, and windy, Vancouver
(break) F
A black day in December
F/AmAm\G
She sees the worst is yet to come, yeah
A#(alt) A(alt) Dm
A big wave on the horizon
F/AmAm\G
The first wind blowing in
A#(alt) A(alt) Dm
Left Stanley soldiers felled and broken
A#m(alt) C
And we went oh, oh?
DmF
And Old Man kneels to the earth
A#m
In his mother's garden
C
Where his own father was laid
DmF
And every day, sun or rain
A#mC
Mermaid sits on her rock and she prays
Dm
For the salmon in the sea
F
For the winged in the trees
A#m
For the Old Man on his knees
Dm
Oh and for the beauty in the park
F
And the cars at the heart
A#m
Her own sisters and her brothers
C
And ten thousand friends and lovers
(break) F
Black day in December
F/A#mCFF/A#mC
A black day in December
DmFA#m
Mermaid sits on a tide wash rock in the harbor
C
Where the blue heron would lay
DmF
And every day, sun or rain,
A#mC
Old friends fall to the earth and decay
Dm
With the city by the sea
F
Sweet brine in the breeze
A#m
With the mountains watching over
C
Her Vancouver
(break) F
Black day in December
A#F
A black day in December
C(high) C#(high) F
Black day in December
A#F
A black day in December
C(high) C#(high) Dm(high)
Oh, oh...
Chords (In order of appearance):
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e|---|---|---|---|
B|---|-x-|---|---|
Dm G|---|---|-x-|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|-x-|---|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|
Fret 5 6 7 8
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
F G|---|-x-|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 1 2 3 4
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
A#m G|-x-|---|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 6 7 8 9
e|---|---|---|---|
B|---|---|-x-|---|
C G|---|---|-x-|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|-x-|---|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|
Fret 3 4 5 6
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
Am G|-x-|---|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 5 6 7 8
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
G G|---|-x-|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 3 4 5 6
e|---|---|---|---|
B|---|---|-x-|---|
A# G|---|---|-x-|---|
alt. D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|-x-|---|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|
Fret 1 2 3 4
e|---|---|---|---|
B|---|-x-|---|---|
A G|---|-x-|---|---|
alt. D|---|-x-|---|---|
A|---|---|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|
Fret 1 2 3 4
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|---|-x-|---|---|
A#m G|---|---|-x-|---|
alt. D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|-x-|---|---|---|
E|---|---|---|---|
Fret 1 2 3 4
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
A# G|---|-x-|---|---|
D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 6 7 8 9
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
C G|---|-x-|---|---|
high D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 8 9 10 11
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
C# G|---|-x-|---|---|
high D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 9 10 11 12
e|-x-|---|---|---|
B|-x-|---|---|---|
Dm G|-x-|---|---|---|
high D|---|---|-x-|---|
A|---|---|-x-|---|
E|-x-|---|---|---|
Fret 10 11 12 13